Last week we talked about how Network care helps our bodies know that they are safe. This lets our physiology shift from defense to growth.
Now let’s look at why our bodies sometimes think that we are not safe. We still have the same nervous systems that our ancient ancestors had, but we live in a far busier and more complicated world. This allows our nervous systems to get overwhelmed from the sheer amount of life we experience. On top of this, our Nervous Systems interpret life in a binary fashion. It divides all input into either stress or not stress. So things like emotional or mental stress produce the same body response as an actual threat to our safety. This is why we talk about needing safety in our bodies even if we consciously know we are safe.
Some common stresses in todays world are:
mentally or even subconsciously replaying past events
fear of the future in both finances and relationships
fear of not fitting in
over thinking or over-feeling
feeling like life is not fair
plus many more
All of these common stresses can trigger the fight or flight response similar to if we were being attacked by a wild animal. This stress accumulates over time and helps to shift our bodies into defense mode.
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